This thread is for Non-Musical Japanese Guest Suggestions Only.
To request a Japanese Musical Guest, please go to this thread.

If you have someone you'd like to see as a Japanese Guest at Anime Boston 2018, please use this thread to make your suggestion.

Here's some guidelines to keep in mind:

When suggesting a Japanese guest, please give us their name and not just what shows they've been in or their character names. Linking to their Wikipedia, Anime News Network, or Facebook page is a big help.

Keep in mind that even though someone may make a great Japanese guest, there are a number of factors that go into the Guest of Honor selection process including - but not limited to - availability, scheduling conflicts, travel expenses, and logistics.

This is a suggestion thread, not a nomination or voting process; posts seconding and agreeing with suggestions may be removed to keep the thread focused on the suggestions themselves.

No matter how enthusiastic you are, do not ask someone if they'd be interested in attending Anime Boston as a Guest. Sometimes when a potential guest is contacted by fans about attending Anime Boston it can be misinterpreted it as an official invitation from the convention itself. This can lead to confusion, mixed signals, and disappointment for everyone. These situations can actually backfire and hurt the convention's chances to have a guest attend.

Jun'ya Ota (Zun), the creator of Touhou Project. He has been in AWA and Anime Expo.
Since there is always a huge fan base of Touhou in the East Coast. Having Zun would definitely hype up AB 2018!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/korindo

Jun'ya Ota (Zun), the creator of Touhou Project. He has been in AWA and Anime Expo.
Since there is always a huge fan base of Touhou in the East Coast. Having Zun would definitely hype up AB 2018!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/korindo

Hato Moa (http://hatoking.com/)
Creator of the pigeon dating sim Hatoful Boyfriend and its sequel Holiday Star, has worked on manga, translation projects, and other games.
Previously attended Daisho Con and AOD as a guest, and hosted autograph sessions and Q&A panels on Hatoful, doujinshi, and dating sims.

Hato Moa (http://hatoking.com/)
Creator of the pigeon dating sim Hatoful Boyfriend and its sequel Holiday Star, has worked on manga, translation projects, and other games.
Previously attended Daisho Con and AOD as a guest, and hosted autograph sessions and Q&A panels on Hatoful, doujinshi, and dating sims.

Thanks for the consideration!

Oh, YES, I would love that so much. I would bring my Hatoful dakimakura if that happens.
I would also like to suggest Yasunori Mitsuda because I want to see him in person at least once in my life. He may be best known for his work on the Chrono Trigger soundtrack, but that was the first soundtrack he did. Plenty of great stuff since then. Also an interesting guy.

I think it would be cool to have Sayo Yamamoto (director of Yuri!!! On Ice) and Mitsurou Kubo (co-writer of Yuri!!! On Ice, and mangaka). They've been to other cons in the US, so they might be interested in coming up to good ole' New England Hopefully the weather won't scare any guests away...

Yoko Hikasa - Voice Actress. Can I say Queen? Rias in High School DxD, Mio in K-On!, Diana in Little Witch Academia, Stephanie in NGNL. If you get her, I guarantee all her fanboys are going to come cause MIO!!

Mamoru Miyano - Voice Actor. Taichi in Chihayafuru, Light in Death Note, Rin in Free!, Chrollo in HxH, Setsuna in Gundam00, Okabe in Stein;Gates, Shuu in Tokyo Ghoul, and the list goes on. Insanely popular VA.

If Anime Boston is able to get maybe at least 2 guests out of my list of 39, I will opt out of Anime Matsuri or Sakura-Con and come to AB2018!!! (Though the most important is STUDIO TRIGGER, if you have them then I will go no matter what)

My suggestion for a Japanese guest would be Akuno-P. He is a vocaloid producer and light novel author who is credited with creating one of the most popular vocaloid songs (The Servant of Evil) as well as a comprehensive song series with over 50 songs known as Evillious Chronicles. He has created many light novels and manga based on said Evillious Chronicles including the Aku no Taizai series, the Aku no Musume series, and many more.

I'd like to add my support for Yuki Kaji and Hato Moa. As a general note, I'd be interested in seeing panels featuring manga creators, light novel authors, or editors of manga and light novels (though I do know how busy their schedules are!).

Hiro Shimono - Voice Actor. Zeno in Akatsuki no Yona, Akihisa in Bako to Test, Lucifer in The Devil is a Part-Timer!, Shou in Uta no Prince Sama, Keima in The World God Only Knows, Nai in Karneval, Tajima in Ookiku Furikabutte and more!!

Shigenori Soejima - "Persona" character designer (video game staff). He worked on the designs for Persona 3, 4 and 5

Digitarou - President and executive producer of Nitro+, a video game company. Produced Touken Ranbu online game as well as the animes (Hanamaru & ufotable's Katsugeki) along with other works. Wiki

Koh Kitaoka - Producer at Nitro+. Produced Touken Ranbu online game as well as the animes (Hanamaru & ufotable's Katsugeki).